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blunt and spreading, white-margined. Leaves oblanceolate-spatulate, 

 very obtuse, .5-1x2-4 cm., cuneately subsessile. Spikes more or less clus- 

 tered, moderate (20-30 mm.), with about 3 elongated slender joints 6- 

 to 10-flowered in 4-f 2 series : peduncle 5 mm. long. Fruit orange-red, 

 globose, smooth, 4 mm. in diameter : sepals closely inflexed. Plate 165. 



Brazilian region. The type from S. Joao Baptista. 



Specimens examined: BRAZIL. S. Joao Baptista (PoJil, 544, 1828, 

 the type of V. affine). Minas Geraes (v. Martins}. Lagoa Santa (Warm- 

 ing}. Ilha Marajo, Para (Huber, 469}. Mattogrosso (Kunize; Moore, 

 954). Barrhina, Bahia (Rose & Russell, 19799}. 



Phoradendron Martianum n. sp. 



Phoradendron rubrum Eichler in v. Martius, Fl. Brasil. vol. 5. pt. 2. 

 p. 120, as to the plant depicted on pl^38. f . 2. 1868. 



Somewhat pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with basal 

 cataphyls only, androgynous. Internodes moderate (2-5x20-50 mm.), 

 smooth, acutely quadrangular. Cataphyls a single pair toward the base, 

 blunt, white-margined. Leaves shortly elliptical or somewhat obovate, 

 very obtuse, 1.5-2x3.5-4 cm., cuneately subsessile. Spikes mostly solitary, 

 moderate (15, becoming 35 mm.), with about 3 oblong joints some 10- to 

 18-flowered in 4+2 series: peduncle 3-5 mm. long. Fruit red, subglo- 

 bose, essentially smooth, 3 mm. in diameter: sepals closely inflexed. 

 Plate 166. 



Brazilian region. The type from Alagoas. 



Specimens examined: BRAZIL. Alagoas (Gardner, 1321 the type, 

 1323}. Piauhy (Gardner, 2 619}. Ceara (Gardner, 1673, 1674}. Rio de 

 Janeiro (Gaudichaud, 567, 1833; Glaziou, 259S, 8728, 14887 in part; 

 ScJienck, 3902}. Without locality (f Gardner, 1028; Guillemin, 185; 

 Weddell, 1594,1858). 



Phoradendron Gaumeri n. sp. 



Pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with basal cataphyls 

 only, androgynous?. Internodes moderate (2-3x20-50 mm.), smooth, 

 acutely quadrangular. Cataphyls a single nearly basal pair, blunt, white- 

 margined. Leaves subelliptical-obovate, more or less mucronately obtuse, 

 about 1x2.5-3 cm., cuneately subsessile. Spikes mostly clustered, mod- 

 erate (20-30 or even 40 mm.), with about 3 elongated joints some 12- to 

 18-flowered in mostly 4-J-2 series: peduncle 1-2 mm. long. Fruit?. 

 Plate 167. 



Yucatecan region. The type from Yucatan. 



Specimens examined: MEXICO. Izamal, Yucatan (Gaumer, 561, 1895, 

 in part, the type) . 



